Top native joe-pye weeds

5 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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5 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 4 Part shade 3

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 2 Moist 4 Wet 2

Water use

Medium 1 High 1

Soil

Rocky 2 Sand 3 Loam 4 Clay 4 Organic 3

Soil pH

Acid 2 Neutral 1 Alkaline 2

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Wet soil 4 Fire 1 Rabbits 1 Salt 1

Form

Habit

Erect 3 Clumping 2 Horizontal 1

Plant type

Wildflower 5 Herbaceous perennial 4 Perennial 3